Profile Dr. Collins is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked with a wide variety of clients in inpatient, outpatient, and residential settings. Dr. Collins has served on the editorial boards of Psychological Assessment, Psychology of Women Quarterly, Sex Roles, Journal of Genetic Psychology, and Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs. She has also served leadership roles in professional societies. She has served as President of the Baltimore Psychological Association, Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists, International Psychology (APA Division 52) and Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Division 35). She has served on APA’s Committee on International Relations in Psychology.

Dr. Collins received the Christine Ladd-Franklin Award from the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) for significant and extensive contributions to the Association and to feminist psychology. She was also awarded National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Women's Issues Committee Individual Award in recognition of significant individual contributions to the enhancement of women’s issues in professional psychology training. Dr. Collins’ research interests include gender influences on psychopathology, international psychology, psychology of women, and women in academe. She is also interested in professional training issues and the use of technology in clinical practice. She welcomes student participation in all phases of the projects listed above (research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation at professional conferences). Dr. Collins’s outside interests include contributing to Wikipedia and Wikimedia, digital art, architecture, and live indie and alternative music.

Areas of Expertise Dr. Collins’ primary theoretical approach is feminist cognitive behavior therapy. Prior to arriving at La Salle University, she worked in the Anxiety Disorders Research Clinic at the Yale University School of Medicine, and with Alcohol Dependent clients in the Department of Psychiatry of University of Connecticut Health Center.

Education

B.S., Psychology, Duke University

M.A., Clinical Psychology, Ohio State University

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Ohio State University

Postdoctoral study in Anxiety Disorders at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Tramel, M., Field, E., & Collins, L. H. (2006, August). What they need to know in a nutshell: Educating colleagues, research assistants, and students about online data collection issues. Paper to be presented as part of L. H. Collins (Chair), “Online clinical research: Advantages, challenges, and ethical issues,” symposium presented at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in New Orleans, LA.

Collins, L. H. (2006, August). Ethical use of email and listservs in Clinical Psychology. Division 12, Section IV Presidential Address given at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in New Orleans, LA.

Collins, L. H. (2004, July). Teaching the Psychology of Gender: International, Power, and Personal Issues. Invited Address given at the112th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Honolulu, HI.